Exshaw Cement Plant — Canada
Cement Plant in Canada. Approximate location 51.06066, -115.17012.
Cement PlantCanadaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Exshaw Cement Plant is a cement plant in Canada. Cement plants heat limestone to 1,400°C in rotary kilns — one of the hottest industrial processes — and must control temperature precisely across the entire kiln length. It is operated by Lafarge Canada Inc. It emits about 901,178 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 1.3% of the CO₂e from the 127 facilities in Canada that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32437345.
Data status
Known source data
Calculated from the dataset
Not available
Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.
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In context: how this facility compares
Subsector: cement. As cement plant, it requires high process heat (typically 800–1400°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Cement plants heat limestone to 1,400°C in rotary kilns — one of the hottest industrial processes — and must control temperature precisely across the entire kiln length.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
What 901,178 t CO₂e a year looks like
This facility's estimated annual CO₂e (Climate TRACE, modelled) in everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:
Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.
Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions
At its reported 901k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Exshaw Cement Plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 901k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €67.9M/yr of exposure on EU-bound exports. CBAM share rises from 2.5% (2026) to 100% by 2034. No domestic carbon price — but cement, steel, aluminium, fertilizer and hydrogen exported to the EU face CBAM at €75/t (rising to 100% by 2034).
Carbon price: EU CBAM €75/t · EU ETS €85/t, September 10, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: Climate TRACE. Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice.
Operator
Operated by Lafarge Canada Inc. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Exshaw Cement Plant sits in a subarctic (boreal) climate zone (Köppen Dfc), at 51.1°N in the northern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1475 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.14× the loss at a 20 °C reference. Reference-surface calculation at a 150 °C surface from WorldClim climate normals (ASTM C680 / ISO 12241) — an indicative per-climate comparison, not a measurement of this site’s specific equipment. Open method dataset: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20787408 (CC BY 4.0).
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby sites
Nearby industrial sites
- Exshaw Plant · Lime Plant · 168,836 t CO₂
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- Carseland Nitrogen Operation · Chemical Plant · 708,709 t CO₂
- Skookumchuck Softwood Bleach Kraft Pulp Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 74,937 t CO₂
- Skookumchuk Pulp Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 65,570 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 51.06066, -115.17012. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Exshaw Cement Plant?
Exshaw Cement Plant is a cement plant in Canada. Cement plants heat limestone to 1,400°C in rotary kilns — one of the hottest industrial processes — and must control temperature precisely across the entire kiln length.
How much CO₂ does Exshaw Cement Plant emit?
The page uses about 901,178 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #25 among facilities in Canada by estimated CO₂.
Where is Exshaw Cement Plant located?
Exshaw Cement Plant is in Canada at approximately 51.06066, -115.17012.
Who operates Exshaw Cement Plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Lafarge Canada Inc.